News and commentary about Franz Kafka from the archives of Jewish Literary Review.
July 19, 2010
Franz Kafka once asked that his papers be destroyed after he died. Luckily, his friend and literary executor, Max Brod, ignored that request after Kafka’s death at age 40 in 1924 following a lengthy bout with tuberculosis. Indeed, many of … Continue reading
July 18, 2008
This is the woman everyone wants to talk to about the possible “treasure trove” of Kafka material stashed away in a Tel Aviv apartment for the last 40 years. Her name is Hava Hoffe and she was photographed outside her … Continue reading
July 16, 2008
Based on some of the things he said about Jews, certain scholars have called Franz Kafka a Jewish anti-Semite. He said he admired Zionism but was “nauseated” by it. He said he’d like to stuff all Jews (himself included) into … Continue reading
July 11, 2008
These links aren't necessarily about Shabbos but I thought they'd make for some good reading material over the weekend. Enjoy. • New fiction from Nathan Englander: the author writes his own family tree • Israeli cinema has finally come into … Continue reading
June 18, 2008
I read an interesting post over on This Space that talked about Franz Kafka‘s “rage to write” as well as the forthcoming publication of a book containing some of Kafka’s work that has never before been translated into English. The … Continue reading
February 19, 2008
A few interesting titles coming out in the next few months: • Cynthia Ozick has a new collection of four stories coming out in April called “Diction: A Quartet.” I’m already intrigued by the description of the title story. According … Continue reading
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